Paul Hession is 'flying' - Woodie's DIY Juvenile T&F Championships - "Faster, Higher, Stronger" A strong wind was the only thing that prevented Paul Hession from breaking his own Irish 200m record tonight. Competing in Thessaloniki Greece he finished third in a time of 20.26, inside his Irish record of 20.30, but the wind was over the legal limit. The performance will leave him in no doubt that a sub-20 is on the cards sooner rather than later. In the 400m Joanne Cuddihy was well down on her best when finishing third in a time of 53.16. 200m Heat 1 (+3.0 m/s) 1 Brian Dzingai ZIM 20.06 2 Christian Brendan 20.17 3 Paul Hession IRL 20.26 4 Anastasios Gousis GRE 20.56 400m 1 Sheteefa Lloyd JAM 51.34 2 Kseniya Zadorina RUS 52.62 3 Joanne Cuddihy IRL 53.16 4 Clora Williams JAM 53.38 Woodie's DIY Juvenile T&F ChampionshipsDay 3 and 4 Details
Want to know the name of the Irish sprinter who competed for Britain at the "Hitler Games" of 1936? How Fred Tiedt missed out on boxing gold in Melbourne 1956? Need reminding of Sonia O'Sullivan's great silver in Sydney 2000? All these facts and yarns plus many more are gathered together in "Faster, Higher Stronger - A History of Ireland's Olympians" written by Herald journalist Lindie Naughton and Johnny Watterson of the Irish Times. No Irish achievement has been forgotten - from Archer Beatrice Hill- Lowe, who in 1908 became the first Irish woman to compete at an Olympics, to Clifton Wrottesley the man who almost took a Winter Olympics medal in the skeleton for Ireland in 2002. With a full list of Irish teams from 1924 until 2004, an A to Z of every Irish Olympian ever, the full story of Irish success at the Olympics, and a foreword by Sonia O'Sullivan, "Faster, Higher, Stronger" is the indispensable guide for all sports fans looking forward to Beijing. "Faster, Higher, Stronger" is published by Ashfield Press and available from good booksellers for Eu22.50. Copies will also be on sale an the Irish Runner 5 Mile Challenge on Saturday July 12. PS: Arthur Sweeney competed in both 100m and 200m for Great Britain in the Berlin Games of 1936. Araglin Carnival Sports
Want to know the name of the Irish sprinter who competed for Britain at the "Hitler Games" of 1936? How Fred Tiedt missed out on boxing gold in Melbourne 1956? Need reminding of Sonia O'Sullivan's great silver in Sydney 2000? All these facts and yarns plus many more are gathered together in "Faster, Higher Stronger - A History of Ireland's Olympians" written by Herald journalist Lindie Naughton and Johnny Watterson of the Irish Times. No Irish achievement has been forgotten - from Archer Beatrice Hill- Lowe, who in 1908 became the first Irish woman to compete at an Olympics, to Clifton Wrottesley the man who almost took a Winter Olympics medal in the skeleton for Ireland in 2002. With a full list of Irish teams from 1924 until 2004, an A to Z of every Irish Olympian ever, the full story of Irish success at the Olympics, and a foreword by Sonia O'Sullivan, "Faster, Higher, Stronger" is the indispensable guide for all sports fans looking forward to Beijing. "Faster, Higher, Stronger" is published by Ashfield Press and available from good booksellers for Eu22.50. Copies will also be on sale an the Irish Runner 5 Mile Challenge on Saturday July 12. PS: Arthur Sweeney competed in both 100m and 200m for Great Britain in the Berlin Games of 1936. Araglin Carnival Sports
